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guantanamo detainees have been on a hunger strike for more than a month now the facility which is now on strike holds most of the inmates there one hundred thirty people out of one hundred sixty six the total number of prisoners at guantanamo the detainees through their lawyers say most of them are taking part in this we cannot verify exactly how many will left a message with robert do ran the media person for guantanamo very much hope he will get back to us the attorneys for the detainees are saying their health is deteriorating we spoke with. her client there says he lost twenty pounds is the beginning of the strike at the beginning of february said she and a number of other attorneys had sent a letter with their questions to the authorities at guantanamo copying the justice department she said they had to respond to it. just point the strike is more than thirty days old old and by a forty by we understand from medical experts there are serious health repercussions that start happening things like lost hearing chancel blindness and in a couple of weeks worse than that ultimately you
guantanamo detainees have been on a hunger strike for more than a month now the facility which is now on strike holds most of the inmates there one hundred thirty people out of one hundred sixty six the total number of prisoners at guantanamo the detainees through their lawyers say most of them are taking part in this we cannot verify exactly how many will left a message with robert do ran the media person for guantanamo very much hope he will get back to us the attorneys for the detainees are...
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for more than one hundred detainees on a hunger strike at guantanamo bay say many of them are close to death the situation has become so desperate representatives of the captors have made a direct appeal to the u.s. defense secretary but u.s. officials deny the allegations and much of the mainstream media remains. reports. guantanamo detainees have been on a hunger strike for more than a month now the facility which is now on strike holds most of the inmates there one hundred thirty people out of one hundred sixty six the total number of prisoners at guantanamo the detainees through their lawyers say most of them are taking part in this we cannot verify exactly how many were left a message with robert do ran the media person from guantanamo very much hope he will get back to us the attorneys for the detainees are saying their health is deteriorating we spoke with. her client there says he lost twenty pounds is the beginning of the strike at the beginning of february said she and a number of other attorneys had sent a letter with their questions to the authorities at guantanamo copying
for more than one hundred detainees on a hunger strike at guantanamo bay say many of them are close to death the situation has become so desperate representatives of the captors have made a direct appeal to the u.s. defense secretary but u.s. officials deny the allegations and much of the mainstream media remains. reports. guantanamo detainees have been on a hunger strike for more than a month now the facility which is now on strike holds most of the inmates there one hundred thirty people out...
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officials and the mainstream media dismiss added no allegations of a lot of threatening crisis at guantanamo bay more than a hundred tape knees are reportedly on hunger strike for the second month. is why two years of violence and seventy thousand lives lost in syria some western nations are ready to send more on the rebels including antitank an anti aircraft weapons. and to the once in a decade polish ship is compete in china with a new president and prime minister said to impose political policies that will shape the world. since five pm here in the russian capital you live with r.t. for more international news analysis and reports lawyers for more than one hundred detainees on hunger strike at guantanamo bay say many of them are close to death the situation has become so desperate representatives of the captives have made a direct appeal to the u.s. defense secretary but he was officials deny the allegations and much of the mainstream media remains on moved as archie's gannett cheek and reports. guantanamo detainees have been on a hunger strike for more than a month now the facility which
officials and the mainstream media dismiss added no allegations of a lot of threatening crisis at guantanamo bay more than a hundred tape knees are reportedly on hunger strike for the second month. is why two years of violence and seventy thousand lives lost in syria some western nations are ready to send more on the rebels including antitank an anti aircraft weapons. and to the once in a decade polish ship is compete in china with a new president and prime minister said to impose political...
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a desperate act of defiance of more than one hundred guantanamo prisoners on a hunger strike and putting their lives online but the u.s. military is trying to play down the scale of the protest. it's an anniversary but nothing to celebrate it's been two years of under arrest in syria inspired by the arab spring revolutions but it's resulted in a civil war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. and a peaceful vigil turns violent in new york demonstrators vento period over the police killing of a black teenager blaming the cops for racism and brutality. you're watching r t a line from moscow with me to ban would say it's good to have in company with us more than one hundred prisoners at the guantanamo camp have been on a hunger strike for five weeks now in a desperate attempt to draw attention to their plight the strike was launched in protest against the seizure of personal letters and the rough handling off of their korans their lawyers and human rights activists are sounding the lead over their critical condition budging u.s. military officials claim nobody is in danger r.t. has a
a desperate act of defiance of more than one hundred guantanamo prisoners on a hunger strike and putting their lives online but the u.s. military is trying to play down the scale of the protest. it's an anniversary but nothing to celebrate it's been two years of under arrest in syria inspired by the arab spring revolutions but it's resulted in a civil war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. and a peaceful vigil turns violent in new york demonstrators vento period over the police...
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officials in the mainstream media dismiss and ignore allegations of a life threatening crisis at guantanamo where more than one hundred detainees are reportedly on hunger strike for a second month. in syria some western nations are ready to send more arms to the rebels including antitank. weapons. and the once in a decade power shift is complete in china with a new president and prime minister to impose political policies that will shape the world the top stories this hour. international news and comment live from a studio here in moscow this is twenty four hours a day lawyers for more than one hundred detainees on a hunger strike at guantanamo bay say many of them are close to death the situation has become so desperate representatives of the captives have made a direct appeal to the u.s. defense secretary but u.s. officials deny the allegations and much of the mainstream media remains are moved. reports. guantanamo detainees have been on a hunger strike for more than a month now the facility which is now on strike holds most of the inmates there one hundred thirty people out of one hundre
officials in the mainstream media dismiss and ignore allegations of a life threatening crisis at guantanamo where more than one hundred detainees are reportedly on hunger strike for a second month. in syria some western nations are ready to send more arms to the rebels including antitank. weapons. and the once in a decade power shift is complete in china with a new president and prime minister to impose political policies that will shape the world the top stories this hour. international news...
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lawyers representing guantanamo prisoners have sent a letter to the u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel urging him to help end the standoff one of them eric montalvo says are running the facility and spending millions in doing so is just upsurge with those kids of all charges by the obama administration still held the for no reason. there are people in guantanamo bay right now that have been determined by the obama administration to be clear of any charges but they languish down there because we have policies of no transport to certain countries like yemen it's really an abominable you know humanitarian situation where you're depriving these people of life and liberty and for no really valid basis president obama in his first term within twenty four hours said you know i'm going to close guantanamo bay because this doesn't need to exist and yet we sit here how many years later and we talk about you know all of the the budget cuts and all the concerns in the millions and millions and millions of dollars that we're spending upon this facility the medical care
lawyers representing guantanamo prisoners have sent a letter to the u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel urging him to help end the standoff one of them eric montalvo says are running the facility and spending millions in doing so is just upsurge with those kids of all charges by the obama administration still held the for no reason. there are people in guantanamo bay right now that have been determined by the obama administration to be clear of any charges but they languish down there because we...
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military to admit the number of hunger strikers at guantanamo bay has gone up but it denies more than one hundred starving themselves. washington cuts the final part of its european missile defense shield saying there's not enough cash and will put more interceptors on its pacific coast instead . and not see veterans march through the capital riga causing discussed among locals and tourists witnessing a fascist flashback our top stories this hour. international news and comment live from a studio here in moscow this is with you twenty four hours a day the u.s. military has denied reports of a mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay lawyers for more than one hundred detainees claim their clients have gone without food for over a month the captives most of whom were cleared for release years ago reportedly began the protest after prison guards desecrated their qur'an. spokesman captain robert duran denied the claims admitting only that the number of detainees refusing all food has risen to fourteen he added that some of being force fed and one is in hospital a lawyer for the inmates told r
military to admit the number of hunger strikers at guantanamo bay has gone up but it denies more than one hundred starving themselves. washington cuts the final part of its european missile defense shield saying there's not enough cash and will put more interceptors on its pacific coast instead . and not see veterans march through the capital riga causing discussed among locals and tourists witnessing a fascist flashback our top stories this hour. international news and comment live from a...
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not a mass hunger strike happening and guantanamo bay lawyers say prisoners are going hungry and protest the military's decision to take away personal belongings including korans meanwhile a spokesperson says at least five detainees are being force fed and lawyers are now calling for the commander of the camp to put the hunger strike to an end for more on what is behind us coming the stolen blogger with firedoglake joined me earlier from chicago. generally what we know is that their personal items a limited amount of prisoners are allowed to have in their cell specifically with regards to having a corrupt. they believe that there have been violated and that guards have been coming in and doing searches or doing things to them that they don't believe to be sacred do we know how many detainees are on strike right now. i don't know if we have an exact number but we know that the majority of camp six is according to lawyers engaged in a hunger strike i think the number is above one hundred right now i'm not but i'm not positive on that and and i think significantly you know this is the most
not a mass hunger strike happening and guantanamo bay lawyers say prisoners are going hungry and protest the military's decision to take away personal belongings including korans meanwhile a spokesperson says at least five detainees are being force fed and lawyers are now calling for the commander of the camp to put the hunger strike to an end for more on what is behind us coming the stolen blogger with firedoglake joined me earlier from chicago. generally what we know is that their personal...
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of the uncertainty faced by detainees in guantanamo and uncertainty linked to defeat what's going to happen to them you know there is a lack of clear legal framework for detention many of them don't know most of them don't know what's going to open and so has been our position and there needs to be a clear legal framework and a transparent process into the procedural safeguards for those detainees and it's to be transparent and fair to alleviate the strains we need to emotional mental strain of this uncertainty triggers for the detainees of the one hundred sixty sixty teenie zach one ton i'm obey eighty six have been cleared for release now this week the un said that the us is a violating international human rights law by indefinitely holding prisoners at guantanamo without charge the human rights council is urging washington to quote bring an end to these illegal practices by either process. getting prisoners in civilian court or releasing the morning from your marina point r.t. . human rights activist us incorrectly says while most americans turn a blind eye president obama is unde
of the uncertainty faced by detainees in guantanamo and uncertainty linked to defeat what's going to happen to them you know there is a lack of clear legal framework for detention many of them don't know most of them don't know what's going to open and so has been our position and there needs to be a clear legal framework and a transparent process into the procedural safeguards for those detainees and it's to be transparent and fair to alleviate the strains we need to emotional mental strain of...
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officials continue to deny a mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay where more than one hundred detainees have reportedly been starving themselves for. new yorkers revolt against the city's police department. p.d. officers gunned down a sixteen year old boy in a brooklyn neighborhood. the syrian quagmire two years since the bloody conflict began some european states are itching to put weapons directly into the hands of rebel armies infiltrated by islamist extremists. the handover of power in china is complete with the new leaders aiming to keep the economy and military investments growing that's as the u.s. continues to build its presence in the region. with a look back at the week's top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly here on. hunger strike at guantanamo bay is continuing after forty days with more than one hundred detainees reportedly starving themselves in protest at the desecration of the qur'an by prison guards lawyers for the captives claim the state of the health is close to life threatening but the u.s. military is strongly denied the crisis saying only four
officials continue to deny a mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay where more than one hundred detainees have reportedly been starving themselves for. new yorkers revolt against the city's police department. p.d. officers gunned down a sixteen year old boy in a brooklyn neighborhood. the syrian quagmire two years since the bloody conflict began some european states are itching to put weapons directly into the hands of rebel armies infiltrated by islamist extremists. the handover of power in...
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starving to death or languishing in cages the choice for guantanamo inmates has the detainees detainees a lawyer exclusively tells our teeth weeks long the hunger strike is fueled by the fact prisoners have been robbed of any legal process and the right to defend themselves. the biggest ever cyber attack of its kind of strutting internet access globally after clashes between a spam filtering company and a hosting fern ripples across the web. banks open their doors in cyprus but little relief for citizens with them do you wallet with strict limits set to avoid a run for saving. the neighboring greece a crisis takes an extreme form with a bomb explosion near the country's main tourist hot spot. eleven am in moscow i match reza good having you with us here on r t our top story the hunger strike in guantanamo detention center going from bad to worse detainees who've been refusing food over mistreatment for weeks now say their beings and i drinking water by guards this amid growing concerns a strike may turn deadly with several inmates already in the hospital spoke with u.s. air force lieute
starving to death or languishing in cages the choice for guantanamo inmates has the detainees detainees a lawyer exclusively tells our teeth weeks long the hunger strike is fueled by the fact prisoners have been robbed of any legal process and the right to defend themselves. the biggest ever cyber attack of its kind of strutting internet access globally after clashes between a spam filtering company and a hosting fern ripples across the web. banks open their doors in cyprus but little relief...
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the choice for guantanamo inmates as the detainees lawyer exclusively. the hunger strike is fueled by the. legal process and the right to defend themselves. the biggest ever. around the world after a clash between a. company. across the way. and the banks open their doors but there's little relief for citizens with wallets with strict limits set to avoid a run for savings. a pleasure to have you with us on this thursday. with your world wide. hunger strike in prison has taken a twist detainees who have been refusing food over mistreatment for weeks now claim they're being denied drinking water by the guards that's growing concerns the strike might turn deadly with several inmates already hospitalized we did speak to us. military attorney currently in guantanamo right now he told us about his client's desperate condition. i've never seen anything or in all my five years coming one kind of. be more than fifty constantly. talk about you know you forget whole. part of poker playing that week he went from one forty seven down to one hundred seven i mean he wa
the choice for guantanamo inmates as the detainees lawyer exclusively. the hunger strike is fueled by the. legal process and the right to defend themselves. the biggest ever. around the world after a clash between a. company. across the way. and the banks open their doors but there's little relief for citizens with wallets with strict limits set to avoid a run for savings. a pleasure to have you with us on this thursday. with your world wide. hunger strike in prison has taken a twist detainees...
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the man and that's the command that oversees guantanamo has just requested forty nine million dollars to build a new prison building at guantanamo bay for quote unquote special detainees on top of other renovations it says are necessary sense washington decided to keep it open indefinitely the military said the potential taxpayer bill for upgrading the deteriorating facilities would be almost one hundred ninety six million dollars and all of this effectively means that the detainees are stuck in this legal limbo indefinitely british m.p. george galloway says giving guantanamo all costs a facelift will not change the human rights violations the a prison camp where you are held without charge without drywall indefinitely where your lawyer has no right to see you where you have no rights of any kind can never be made more comfortable even if you put thick carpet big armchairs like we have in the british parliament in it it will never be comfortable it remains an outrage but the significance of the investment is this they wouldn't be spending tens of millions of new dollars on guantanamo
the man and that's the command that oversees guantanamo has just requested forty nine million dollars to build a new prison building at guantanamo bay for quote unquote special detainees on top of other renovations it says are necessary sense washington decided to keep it open indefinitely the military said the potential taxpayer bill for upgrading the deteriorating facilities would be almost one hundred ninety six million dollars and all of this effectively means that the detainees are stuck...
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sends those they call on triable guantanamo bay it's also the place where a massive hunger strike is underway and now we learn the u.s. military wants millions to upgrade get money look at the cost ahead. and people for the ethical treatment of animals is an organization devoted to protecting our furry friends that are aboard out of virginia says last year the group put down sixteen hundred cats and dogs at their shelter last peta about this practice coming up. and it's thursday so that means it's time to talk tech you know twitter turned seven today and they've obtained a new batch what does this mean for those of us that we will find out later in the show. it's thursday march twenty first eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching our t.v. . we begin today with guantanamo bay as a hunger strike there continues a general is now telling congress that the base needs one hundred seventy million dollars for repair general john kelly the top commander of the u.s. southern command says the base is in dire need of upgrades he says the barracks and dining hall there a
sends those they call on triable guantanamo bay it's also the place where a massive hunger strike is underway and now we learn the u.s. military wants millions to upgrade get money look at the cost ahead. and people for the ethical treatment of animals is an organization devoted to protecting our furry friends that are aboard out of virginia says last year the group put down sixteen hundred cats and dogs at their shelter last peta about this practice coming up. and it's thursday so that means...
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i needed a place to put the guantanamo was a perfectly legal perfectly acceptable place recent polls are showing that only fifteen percent of selected muslim countries approve of president obama's foreign policy is that dangerous is that troubling and anyway it courses it's not a popularity poll i mean we're not out there to be loved something george w. bush said right was i mean draw a comparison of thirty nine years of military officer so i go back a long way i remember something called the cold war and i bet you many of your viewers remember it as well and during the cold war we actually talked about the close fight and the deep fight and here in the cold war the deep fight was largely illogical and it was about western views towards economics and political democracy and soviet jews and frankly that was argued very strongly between the two groups but one that was argued mike hayden from pittsburgh pennsylvania had a legitimate view on communism because whatever else communism may or may not have been it was a western philosophy and so when we entered that conversation my views had
i needed a place to put the guantanamo was a perfectly legal perfectly acceptable place recent polls are showing that only fifteen percent of selected muslim countries approve of president obama's foreign policy is that dangerous is that troubling and anyway it courses it's not a popularity poll i mean we're not out there to be loved something george w. bush said right was i mean draw a comparison of thirty nine years of military officer so i go back a long way i remember something called the...
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on our on our website we're asking you when will guantanamo bay close click on r.t. dot com to voice your opinion when that may happen let's take a look at how the vote is stacking up right now so far about a fifth think it will only happen when the u.s. runs out of cash to maintain the base almost the same feel it would shut if a new prison were set up somewhere else three percent think it will happen when the u.s. defeats world terrorism the majority though say it will never happen as the u.s. has no interest in closing it will out of pessimists there are you any optimists out there well we'd like to hear from you then click on our dot com cast your vote . it's been exactly two years since the start of the conflict in syria what started as protests calling for reform and change inspired by the revolt fever coming from the arab spring states has turned into a bloody civil war that's killed tens of thousands syria's been torn apart by violence while some countries abroad have been trying to settle its future they've only helped fan the flames i spoke with artie's mar
on our on our website we're asking you when will guantanamo bay close click on r.t. dot com to voice your opinion when that may happen let's take a look at how the vote is stacking up right now so far about a fifth think it will only happen when the u.s. runs out of cash to maintain the base almost the same feel it would shut if a new prison were set up somewhere else three percent think it will happen when the u.s. defeats world terrorism the majority though say it will never happen as the...
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an act of defiance more than one hundred guantanamo prisoners on a hunger strike putting their lives on the line with the u.s. military downplaying the scale of the protest. a peaceful vigil turns violent in new york protesters event fury over the police killing of a black teenager blaming the cops for racism and brutality. and out of the city but nothing to celebrate two years of unrest in syria inspired by the arab spring revolutionary by but it's resulted in a civil war that's claimed tens of thousands of lives. eleven am in moscow i matter as a good to have you with us here on r t our top story more than one hundred prisoners of the guantanamo camp have been on a huge strike for a hunger strike for five weeks now in a desperate attempt to draw attention to their plight the strike was launched in protest against the confiscation of their letters legal mail and rough handling of their qur'an their lawyers and human rights activists sounding the alarm over their critical condition and u.s. military officials claim nobody is in danger or he's guy and he takes a look. guantanamo detai
an act of defiance more than one hundred guantanamo prisoners on a hunger strike putting their lives on the line with the u.s. military downplaying the scale of the protest. a peaceful vigil turns violent in new york protesters event fury over the police killing of a black teenager blaming the cops for racism and brutality. and out of the city but nothing to celebrate two years of unrest in syria inspired by the arab spring revolutionary by but it's resulted in a civil war that's claimed tens...
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military has denied reports of a mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay lawyers for more than one hundred detainees claim they have gone without food for over a month the captives most of whom were cleared for release years ago reportedly began the protest after prison guards desecrated their qur'an it's a spokesman captain robert duran denied the claims admitting only that the number of detainees refusing all food has risen to fourteen he added that some are being force fed and one is in hospital while a lawyer for the inmates told r.t. that reality has been twisted by authorities to downplay the crisis. well they are defining hunger strikers that is also one clear i think that went on a mo is being very careful in the way that they're they're denying these claims they're saying the number of men who have refused all food the number of men who are being to. these kinds of things there is a question about exactly how the authorities are defining hunger strikers and determining when when they need to be to that our understanding is that based on previous standards the determination of who
military has denied reports of a mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay lawyers for more than one hundred detainees claim they have gone without food for over a month the captives most of whom were cleared for release years ago reportedly began the protest after prison guards desecrated their qur'an it's a spokesman captain robert duran denied the claims admitting only that the number of detainees refusing all food has risen to fourteen he added that some are being force fed and one is in...
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well as you said there are one hundred sixty six men who currently remain detained at guantanamo eighty six of them so more than half of them have been cleared by the obama administration to leave the prison and what that means is that every government agency with a stake in the issue has determined unanimously that those people do not belong at guantanamo the reasons why they remain are because of a continuing moratorium on all transfers of yemeni men back to their home country that moratorium has nothing to do with the individual facts or circumstances of those people it has to do with a blanket ban on repatriations because of their country of origin and there are also restrictions that congress has now set up that make it very difficult to effect transfers but that said if there were political will by president obama and he is serious about keeping his commitment to close the prison it is not impossible to start transferring that home it's. hard to believe that the people that are clear to go home are trying to strike just to be able to have their grand party secure bryce from the ce
well as you said there are one hundred sixty six men who currently remain detained at guantanamo eighty six of them so more than half of them have been cleared by the obama administration to leave the prison and what that means is that every government agency with a stake in the issue has determined unanimously that those people do not belong at guantanamo the reasons why they remain are because of a continuing moratorium on all transfers of yemeni men back to their home country that moratorium...
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explain the hunger strike over amount treatment by guantanamo prisoners is turning the camp into a humanitarian crisis with lawyers saying inmates conditions are close a critical. all change in china as the new party chief prepares to take control all eyes are on whether the revamped leadership can keep the growth going to surpass america's economy in a few years. contentious referendum that saw the focus on choose to remain british brings to light the story of another island his residence had no say when britain deprived them of their land. in moscow you watching r t with me marina joshie now the oscar winning blockbuster argo may have been bathing in gongs and glowing praise but now it's getting some attention its makers probably don't want iran is apparently planning a lawsuit over the movie which chronicles the storming of the u.s. embassy in tehran and nine hundred seventy nine calling it a distorted and unrealistic portrayal of their country there's like here she ascii on the drama that's now been released. you won't see such at the oscars every year none other than the u.s. first lady an
explain the hunger strike over amount treatment by guantanamo prisoners is turning the camp into a humanitarian crisis with lawyers saying inmates conditions are close a critical. all change in china as the new party chief prepares to take control all eyes are on whether the revamped leadership can keep the growth going to surpass america's economy in a few years. contentious referendum that saw the focus on choose to remain british brings to light the story of another island his residence had...
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who cares if he ends up -- >> a deal -- >> sent him to guantanamo. instead he is in new york -- fore don't know what -- example, when he was in turkey, did the u.s. have access to him? you bet they had access to him. he had that connection with iran, but they would not take him back. they said, they are going to send him to kuwait. you think if they did not know that? >> he does not have a whole lot of information -- >> how do we know? >> well, this is from what i understand, that he was the son- in-law but he did not know a lot of what was going on. >> he was the son-in-law because he married his daughter after he had been an emergent figure in al qaeda as a spokesman. he was not just a guy who arrived at the wedding. >> nobody said that. >> why would you shut them down by reading his miranda rights? >> maybe they did not shut him down -- >> i am glad we agree on something. new sanctions against north korea. >> north korea's ruling elite have been living large while impoverishing their own people and will play a direct price for this nuclear test. >
who cares if he ends up -- >> a deal -- >> sent him to guantanamo. instead he is in new york -- fore don't know what -- example, when he was in turkey, did the u.s. have access to him? you bet they had access to him. he had that connection with iran, but they would not take him back. they said, they are going to send him to kuwait. you think if they did not know that? >> he does not have a whole lot of information -- >> how do we know? >> well, this is from what i...
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in many respects back in two thousand and eleven more than fifteen prisoners at guantanamo protested and went on hunger strike to protest indefinite detention order signed by u.s. president barack obama in two thousand and seven more than a dozen prisoners subjected. to hunger strike and had to be force fed subsequently had to be force fed two thousand five hundred twenty eight detainees went on hunger strike for more than a month and in two thousand and two nearly two hundred inmates at guantanamo bay went on hunger strike so clearly this is a pattern that continues repeating but it is quite a dangerous pattern because any human being that goes without food for a long period of time can in evidently lose their lives. jam political analyst ryan dawson has written extensively on going time and believes confiscating personal belongings is only the tip of the iceberg with inmates mainly protesting over their indefinite detention it's hard to get lower than guantanamo bay a lot of these men are detained without trial some without even charges it doesn't mean they're innocent but it doesn
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a hunger strike at guantanamo bay has been joined by nearly all the inmates intent on bringing attention to the dismal and deteriorating conditions at the facility have allegedly been abusing inmates and threatening to return the prison to quote the darkest days of bush well let's get more on the strike now with investigative journalist and he specializes. some inmates reportedly so sick that coughing up blood all those are being hospitalized and force fed just how bad is this strike getting do you think. well it sounds very bad you know and the problem that we have is that on the one hand we have the lawyers for the men talking about how the over one hundred of the remaining one hundred sixty six men are on a hunger strike and that this strike started last month and on the other hand we have ministration apparently claiming that there isn't really much going on so that's not really helping us to get any clarity but of course that's always been the problem we've grown tired of knows that this is a very opaque facility however much the administration first of all bush and obama has tried
a hunger strike at guantanamo bay has been joined by nearly all the inmates intent on bringing attention to the dismal and deteriorating conditions at the facility have allegedly been abusing inmates and threatening to return the prison to quote the darkest days of bush well let's get more on the strike now with investigative journalist and he specializes. some inmates reportedly so sick that coughing up blood all those are being hospitalized and force fed just how bad is this strike getting do...
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but i'm not positive on that and and i think significantly you know this is the most major camp at guantanamo and the people who can engage in hunger strikes seem to be engaging in them and the ones that are the weakest who are ill they're not engaged but those are very few number of people ok so it relation to the population there pretty significant amount of detainees are participating what are they demanding what the demand act is actually incredibly outrageous when you consider the fact that most of the people in those camps are going to be released and they're effectively being held indefinite detention and i think now what i read from one of the lawyers foremen was that the detainees were like some measure where they could have some protection and no the guards aren't going to violate their qur'an i think i even saw something about maybe getting their kuranda like an electronic reader and then there would be this issue because the guards claim that they're hiding messages inside the pages of the koran so that they can have communication with other prisoners and the guards don't like tha
but i'm not positive on that and and i think significantly you know this is the most major camp at guantanamo and the people who can engage in hunger strikes seem to be engaging in them and the ones that are the weakest who are ill they're not engaged but those are very few number of people ok so it relation to the population there pretty significant amount of detainees are participating what are they demanding what the demand act is actually incredibly outrageous when you consider the fact...
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. >> is it adding insult to injury that he's here and not at guantanamo. >> also, animal instincts. >> i always feared it, always feared it would happen. >> could anything have saved dianna hanson, and should she have been in that cage in the first place? >> plus, the art ts formerly known as snoop dogg. >> what have you gone from dawg to lion? >> his name has changed but he's as outspoken as ever. on fame -- >> you have to know how to contain it and not abuse it. >> drugs. >> you don't hear people going out and doing crazy crimes on marijuana. >> guns. >> i could go and get a gun right now, just lierk that. it shouldn't be that easy. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >> good evening. we'll begin with breaking news tonight. osama bin laden's son-in-law, the man they called al qaeda's mouth piece is scheduled to be arraigned at 10:00 in the morning right here in new york. he's charged with conspiracy to kill u.s. nationals. his capture on the day the senate approved john brennan as the next director of the cia. today's news is intensifying another fierce debate, this one about the tre
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protesting against abuse most of guantanamo bay as prisoners are on hunger strike according to lawyers for some inmates several prisoners is said to be so sick that coughing up blood while others are being hope hospitalized and force fed through tubes in their stomachs authorities a dam playing the strike saying no incidents of abuse were recorded but political analyst ron dawson who's written extensively on guantanamo says these aren't the first strikes of this type they really have very little other recourse other than are under strike is not the first hunger strike they had it before and giles and five in the u.s. is denying that this strike is as large as it is and downplaying the strike saying it's only a few inmates by they've had to admit that at least five are being force fed food through tubes in their stomachs it could be far worse than that however the usually don't act in a rational way they're probably going to just go. these people and denied on the strike for as long as possible happened before and they waited until eighteen were hospitalized a lot of these men are detai
protesting against abuse most of guantanamo bay as prisoners are on hunger strike according to lawyers for some inmates several prisoners is said to be so sick that coughing up blood while others are being hope hospitalized and force fed through tubes in their stomachs authorities a dam playing the strike saying no incidents of abuse were recorded but political analyst ron dawson who's written extensively on guantanamo says these aren't the first strikes of this type they really have very...
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in many respects back in two thousand and eleven more than fifteen prisoners at guantanamo protested and went on hunger strike to protest the indefinite detention order signed by u.s. president barack obama in two thousand and seven more than a dozen prisoners subjected. to hunger strike and had to be force fed subsequently had to be force fed two thousand five hundred twenty eight detainees went on hunger strike for more than a month and in two thousand and two nearly two hundred inmates at guantanamo bay went on hunger strike so clearly this is a pattern that continues repeating but it is quite a dangerous pattern because any human being that goes without food for a long period of time can in evidently lose their lives. it is of course not the first time in mates have enjoyed severe amount treatment at the notorious kuantan m o prison and remember no one there right now face has faced a trial so we're asking if you think this could be the final straw that leads to the infamous facility being shut down and well or more than half of those voting on our online poll believe that one ti
in many respects back in two thousand and eleven more than fifteen prisoners at guantanamo protested and went on hunger strike to protest the indefinite detention order signed by u.s. president barack obama in two thousand and seven more than a dozen prisoners subjected. to hunger strike and had to be force fed subsequently had to be force fed two thousand five hundred twenty eight detainees went on hunger strike for more than a month and in two thousand and two nearly two hundred inmates at...
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military continues to deny our mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay the information blackouts being fortified by the mainstream media and more laws for more than one hundred captives sound the alarm over the failing health of their clients most americans are simply left in the dark about the story so it is more important explains. in the world of twenty four hour news no country knows the power of media better than the us hard to believe it's been ten years since the shock and awe campaign that launched the iraq war we could have removed saddam hussein in another way that would not have been so damaging to america i mean a man had to go ten years later the killing continues in iraq without also continuing without end the mass hunger strike at the guantanamo bay detention center but that topic remains off the radar of mainstream news and hid it from the american public no i did not notice i had no idea. really according to the center for constitutional rights one hundred thirty kuantan no prisoners began a life threatening hunger strike nearly seven weeks ago to protest treatment and condition
military continues to deny our mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay the information blackouts being fortified by the mainstream media and more laws for more than one hundred captives sound the alarm over the failing health of their clients most americans are simply left in the dark about the story so it is more important explains. in the world of twenty four hour news no country knows the power of media better than the us hard to believe it's been ten years since the shock and awe campaign that...
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is a violating international human rights law by indefinitely holding prisoners at guantanamo without charge the human rights council is urging washington to quote bring an end to these illegal practices by either prosecuting prisoners in civilian court or releasing aborning from new york very important party. and dr mark mason says that the majority of detainees should be immediately set free and only about six of them should stand trial. outrage head being imprisoned in what can be characterized as nothing less than the american sort medieval torture chamber it's nothing less than that we get from the u.s. government a long list of false terms and euphemisms such as detainees and rendition but we have here conditions where hundred sixty six people are imprisoned more than half have been cleared he should be out on the streets free today maybe six should be in a court of law like tomorrow morning dressing specific charges with appropriate opportunity to access to the defense attorneys but this is the condition we have a medieval torture chamber here. for detainees or how did grant on
is a violating international human rights law by indefinitely holding prisoners at guantanamo without charge the human rights council is urging washington to quote bring an end to these illegal practices by either prosecuting prisoners in civilian court or releasing aborning from new york very important party. and dr mark mason says that the majority of detainees should be immediately set free and only about six of them should stand trial. outrage head being imprisoned in what can be...
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under total lockdown at guantanamo bay in a few minutes we report on the hunger strike that's broken out at the infamous facility with prisoners apparently revolting over rampant abuse by guards. been living in the seventeenth century. clicked. their community. clearly distinguish between their old. guard their families and things. so so. welcome back now there has been yet another night of protest in brooklyn hundreds gathered on the streets to vent their anger after a sixteen year old black boy was killed by police officers claim the teenager pointed a gun at them before they hit him with several rounds some are accusing the place of systematic racism racial equality activist col dick says authorities in america have got their priorities all wrong. the police whenever they murder or kill a black or latino youth it is always deemed justifiable homicide the witnesses tell a different story this happens again and again we should live in a society where those who are intrusted with public security. risk their own lives in minor injury an innocent person but it's the other way around th
under total lockdown at guantanamo bay in a few minutes we report on the hunger strike that's broken out at the infamous facility with prisoners apparently revolting over rampant abuse by guards. been living in the seventeenth century. clicked. their community. clearly distinguish between their old. guard their families and things. so so. welcome back now there has been yet another night of protest in brooklyn hundreds gathered on the streets to vent their anger after a sixteen year old black...
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government's own figures to confirm that ninety two percent of all the prisoners held at guantanamo really had no connection at all to our no one in the world that deserves this form of us treatment which has become absolutely routine and systematic that is torture the use of isolation humiliation degradation religious and so all of this. coming up after the break wall on the fall from glittering side of goal with columbia. they've been living this way since the seventeenth century. their rituals are strict. their communities on the silicon. they clearly distinguish between their own and the alien. and guard their family in things in the trash or. download the official application to your cell phone choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorites from alzheimer's if you're away from your television well it just doesn't go about with your mobile device you can watch on t.v. any time anyway. gouveia in northern colombia. beneath these rusty sheds the country's richest gold mine it's operated by canadian multinational corporation gran colombia gold. today the army has taken over
government's own figures to confirm that ninety two percent of all the prisoners held at guantanamo really had no connection at all to our no one in the world that deserves this form of us treatment which has become absolutely routine and systematic that is torture the use of isolation humiliation degradation religious and so all of this. coming up after the break wall on the fall from glittering side of goal with columbia. they've been living this way since the seventeenth century. their...
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government's own figures to confirm that ninety two percent of all the prisoners held at guantanamo really had no connection at all to our no one in the world that deserves this form of us treatment which has become absolutely routine and systematic that is the use of torture the use of isolation humiliation degradation religious and so all of this. a quick look at other international news now cardinals have filed into the sistine chapel for a first full day of voting as they seek to elect a new pope ballots on choose they failed to gather the two thirds majority needed to name a successor to benedict the sixteenth he stepped down two weeks ago to four rounds of votes could be held today a white smoke billowing from the roof of the chapel will signal that a new head of the catholic church has been chosen. militants disguised as witnesses have attacked parliamentary forces in the indian controlled region of kashmir killing at least five five other people were wounded in the shootings which took place in a school for children of indian police it is not clear who carried out the attack kashmi
government's own figures to confirm that ninety two percent of all the prisoners held at guantanamo really had no connection at all to our no one in the world that deserves this form of us treatment which has become absolutely routine and systematic that is the use of torture the use of isolation humiliation degradation religious and so all of this. a quick look at other international news now cardinals have filed into the sistine chapel for a first full day of voting as they seek to elect a...
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then chances are he will actually be talking about not only his experiences in guantanamo but what also happened to him earlier him by graham in terms potentially of allegations of torture and therefore this is desired sort of keep that very quiet and not bring that into the open. on a website and tell you got a timeline trace of the developments in the growing tide of more hunger strike at r.t. dot com also there as well if you get a moment to check it out an overwhelming british loyalty vote of course in the falklands it's emerged that the u.k. wasn't the king to hold on to the islands previously you documents reveal that margaret thatcher's government was highly reluctant to go to war with argentina over the small territory to read up more about that night like. the us is willing to pay ten million dollars for any information on two of its citizens that recently made it to the top of the f.b.i.'s most wanted list having fled to somalia you can track them down to r.t. dot com. divisions are appearing in the n.t. a sad syrian national coalition after the election of the interim prime m
then chances are he will actually be talking about not only his experiences in guantanamo but what also happened to him earlier him by graham in terms potentially of allegations of torture and therefore this is desired sort of keep that very quiet and not bring that into the open. on a website and tell you got a timeline trace of the developments in the growing tide of more hunger strike at r.t. dot com also there as well if you get a moment to check it out an overwhelming british loyalty vote...
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citizens not engaged in combat in america but a former guantanamo bay prosecutor says the young man a tap mandate is too vague and lacks transparency the way it's worded it's left room for interpretation and it clearly is only limited to the u.s. and to american citizens so i think they left a lot of wiggle room in the way that they were to this day you know sort of their past history of a. pretty liberal and how they choose to define terms when it suits their interests and this is. you know the law permits the president to carry out attacks basically whenever and wherever each chooses on anyone but they refuse to release the legal analysis that explains how they interpret the law. now the why is this about claims this week it was behind february drone strikes in pakistan that killed up to nine people this comes as america's attorney general said he doesn't exclude the possibility of using drones to his to hit terror targets within the u.s. meanwhile an al italia pilot told controllers on tuesday he had spotted a drone as he was flying towards new york's j.f.k. airport globalization e
citizens not engaged in combat in america but a former guantanamo bay prosecutor says the young man a tap mandate is too vague and lacks transparency the way it's worded it's left room for interpretation and it clearly is only limited to the u.s. and to american citizens so i think they left a lot of wiggle room in the way that they were to this day you know sort of their past history of a. pretty liberal and how they choose to define terms when it suits their interests and this is. you know...
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they could say, you know, deal with the issue of guantanamo closing a voiding that but we still got the bad guys off the table. and so it's not just the administration that avoided this. the end result is we effectively ad hocked-- ad hocked our way into a situation that a federal judge put it best, we're in at nis wonderland where everything is turned on its head, whether it's the legal explanations, whether it's the strategy. and we clearly have to figure a way out of this corner that we've painted ourselves into. because this technology is around for the long-term. >> let me just go to what rand paul one of the things he was grousing about was warning some answer from the justice departments about targeted killings in america. has that debate in a sense lead to any further delineation of the difference between american soil and american citizens, and the rest of the drone policy? michael? >> i don't think it has. i mean if you look at the response that rand paul got there was a qualifier, an important qualifier which is is the united states government allowed to use drone strikes on
they could say, you know, deal with the issue of guantanamo closing a voiding that but we still got the bad guys off the table. and so it's not just the administration that avoided this. the end result is we effectively ad hocked-- ad hocked our way into a situation that a federal judge put it best, we're in at nis wonderland where everything is turned on its head, whether it's the legal explanations, whether it's the strategy. and we clearly have to figure a way out of this corner that we've...